Sneaky ways to save the pennies

shandypants5

Ellidee wrote: »

Lesley thank you for making me smile ! There is a tip somewhere else on here about squashing toilet rolls before you put them on the holder so that they don't 'run' so freely and so less gets pulled off. HTH

I am impressed by just how many people jump on their loo rolls.

I might start a buisness selling "Pre- squashed" bogrolls.
It could be marketed as a labour saving product, like grated cheese or frozen mash potato.. I am sure some one would buy it..:rotfl:

Skint_Catt

I squash my toilet roll - then OH sits there and unsquashes it :mad: :rotfl:

Primrose

In the past I've painstakingly used kitchen tongs to pull out all the fluff from our vacuum cleaner brown paper bag and reused it but it takes ages. I've now acquired a spare cotton "potato storage" bag with a drawstring closure so next time the vacuum cleaner needs emptying, I'm going to try using this washable replacement bag instead.

Primrose

northern star - haven't logged onto this thread for a while until today so if you've frozen any surplus "mixed up" milk, use it to make a milky jelly. If you stir in a few raspberries or sliced strawberries, hopefully the fruit will be such a distraction that nobody will notice anything else.

Lesley_Gaye

Ellidee wrote: »

Lesley thank you for making me smile ! There is a tip somewhere else on here about squashing toilet rolls before you put them on the holder so that they don't 'run' so freely and so less gets pulled off. HTH

yes, that might be a worth a try. We don't use a holder, just place it on the window sill, but I'll squash a few and see how the usage compares. I'll let you know how it goes

Lesley_Gaye

BigMummaF wrote: »

Now I've caught up:eek: I'll add a few of my own hints if I may....

• Mix 2 parts water to 1 part Witch Hazel for a cooling 'ice pack' for sprained ankles, encouraging bruises to develop etc, or 5:1 in a spray bottle for anti-persp/deo. Dissolved soluble asprin also works well for the sprains & bruises, also for refreshing foot soak.

dilute liquid glycerine, from the chemist, 50:50 with water and use in a spray bottle for an excellent moisteriser. You must dilute it or it will take moisture OUT of your skin. If you spray a tiny bit of your favourite perfume in the squirty bottle first, it will smell delicious, and the smell seems to last until the mix is used up.

hunnybeanz

JayJay14 wrote: »

The Americans have a saying:-

"If it's yellow, let it mellow - if it's brown, flush it down!"

we stick by that standard ever since watching meet the parents 2 (that ben stiller/robert di niro one), it was mentioned on there and it seems quite sensible in a slightly gross sort of way....we have young children aswell though, so we can get away with saying, the flush will wake them up at naptimes and nighttimes lol

it's strange isnt it how much we do for moneysaving, but because of society nowadays, don't feel comfortable admitting to?
like, buying own brand is a sort of taboo, admitting to the if it's yellow thing, thats a bit taboo....

my hint is meal planning!
i know it's a real pain in the a*$e, (it's one of the worse parts of my week!), but it really cant be understated how great this is for saving money!
i manage to cut the shopping by a minimum of £60/£70 per week, when i menu plan.... but it's so dreary, and it makes me have to think so i slack sometimes and dont do it, by god, do i know about the week after when i spend £200 on shopping and find out i have 2 days worth of food and £150 worth of crap that will never get used :rolleyes2

also, i find it's loads cheaper to do the shopping online as i cant be tempted by the reduced aisles and garden special offers and toys and stuff... a good tip for online shopping is to use mysupermarket.com (i think thats the name?) it compares your shopping list between Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury and Waitrose and tells you who will be cheapest to buy from.

Nicki

Primrose wrote: »

In the past I've painstakingly used kitchen tongs to pull out all the fluff from our vacuum cleaner brown paper bag and reused it but it takes ages. I've now acquired a spare cotton "potato storage" bag with a drawstring closure so next time the vacuum cleaner needs emptying, I'm going to try using this washable replacement bag instead.

In Tightwad Gazette, they suggest carefully unrolling the bag from the bottom, tipping it into the bin, then sealing the bottom up again with about a dozen staples. This can be done 3-4 times without weakening the bag apparently. Haven't tried it myself, as our vaccuum is bagless, but it would certainly be easier than the tweezer method for those without a spare potato sack!

exlibris

Nicki wrote: »

In Tightwad Gazette, they suggest carefully unrolling the bag from the bottom, tipping it into the bin, then sealing the bottom up again with about a dozen staples. This can be done 3-4 times without weakening the bag apparently. Haven't tried it myself, as our vaccuum is bagless, but it would certainly be easier than the tweezer method for those without a spare potato sack!

I did this in the 70's when I was cash poor and time rich. I didn't staple but used sticky tape. The bags lasted about 4 times as I remember.

Lesley_Gaye

haven't seen this anywhere else, so am posting

I use ecards from the Jacquie Lawson site for anyone who has an email address. I find I actually send a lot more cards now because once I have paid my annual subscription of £6, all the cards are free.

There are cards for most occasions, birthdays, christmas, anniversarys, think of you, etc etc

1 year subscription is £5.25, 5 years is £8.25
http://www.jacquielawson.com/

I also use a desk top publisher software package called Serif PagePlus. It is great for greetings cards, I have made some really snazzy ones. Plus you can use it for any other dtp work, school or village magazines, posters, postcards, printing on t-shirts, any thing really